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Retail giant Walmart has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with utility EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) for a 180MW solar PV project in Texas, US.

EDPR NA and Volt Energy Utility have started construction on a 100MWac solar project in the US state of Illinois.

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has rejected two applications to terminate power purchase agreements with biomass producers.

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) has launched a tender to procure power from solar PV projects with a capacity of up to 5GW.

SJVN Green Energy, the subsidiary of Indian state-owned utility SJVN, has signed offtake agreements for 600MW of solar PV capacity with Rajasthan Urja Vikas and IT Services Limited (RUVITL).

Longroad Energy has achieved financial close on a solar PV and battery storage project in Arizona, on which construction is already underway.

Czech solar developer Solek has started building a 95.2MW solar plant in San Antonio, Chile, it’s largest PV project so far.

Primergy has secured US$588 million in financing for its 408MWac Ash Creek solar-plus-storage project in the US state of Texas.

Equinor, Scatec and Hydro Rein have started commercial operations at their 531MW Mendubim solar project in Brazil.

Despite having a healthy solar target, Ireland’s most recent renewable energy capacity auction saw a disappointing result for PV. Lena Dias Martins looks at the obstacles causing delays and barriers to the rollout of solar on the Emerald Isle.